Amazing though it might seem, there are actually times when I don't feel like schlepping 40 lbs. of camera gear, including a half-dozen lenses with me in a huge backpack. I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for the right all-in-one -- something that would really deliver the goods in terms of image quality, ISO, zoom reach, RAW, and wide aperture. Neither Canon nor Nikon have come through; it looks to me like this Panasonic is the one. Count me in.